Now that the entire Pacific area is in the throes of typhoons and hurricanes, it is a good time to look back at the worst episodes of these destructive weather events in recent history. Typhoons often leave behind innumerable economic losses in addition to numerous personal injuries.
Then I will tell you about those typhoons that They made headlines in recent years for their high destructive power.
In recent years Typhoon Bohla ended up devastating the city of Bangladesh along with eastern India. It took place in 1970 and killed nearly half a million people. Typhoon Nina hit a large part of China in 10975, leaving more than 200.000 people dead in its wake, as well as numerous material damage.
One of the most recent hurricanes that caused the most damage was Mitch, since in 1998 it traveled throughout the Central American area, leaving behind a figure of 10.000 deaths and a large number of disappeared. In 2013 Hurricane Yolanda was the center of the news all over the world since it devastated part of the Philippines leaving a final figure of 6500 dead and millions of people affected by the large amount of material damage.
Cyclones are storms that usually form in warm-water oceans, causing strong winds and heavy rainfall when making landfall. In the Atlantic area they are known by the name of hurricanes while throughout the Pacific area they are known as typhoons. As you have seen, these are highly destructive phenomena that destroy everything in their path. Hopefully in the remainder of the year, the force of these phenomena will not cause too much material or personal loss.